Duck fans should be excited because: When he finally picks a position, there's no telling just how good Lyerla could be.

The Ducks highest ranked recruit in the 2011 class – he is considered the No. 26 prospect in the country according to recruiting service Rivals.com, and was given a five-star rating – Lyerla could play one of many positions at Oregon. In high school he did a little bit of everything and Hillsboro coach Ken Ingram said that no matter where he
winds up, Lyerla "will be a weapon." Ingram believes Lyerla could play as a true freshman.

What makes Lyerla good, Ingram said, are his explosive hips.

"In football, that's what it comes down to," Ingram said. Add to that a 40-inch vertical leap and Lyerla can "make things happen."

"Wherever we put him in, it made our entire offense better because he needs so much attention from the defense," Ingram said. "He's so long that he can stiff arm people when he wants, it takes a bunch of guys to bring him down, and when you need him to block, he really likes doing that and he's good at it."

Defensively, Ingram said that Lyerla is menacing when roaming the field.

Oregon fans will also like that Lyerla is one of their own; he has grown up going to Duck games, and went with family and friends to both the 2010 Rose Bowl in Pasadena and the 2011 BCS championship game in Glendale.

Now it's just a matter of picking a position to play, which Ingram says will be up to Lyerla.

"When he settles into whatever it is that he decides, he's smart, he'll pick up on things and he'll be great," Ingram said. "I thought the other day, he could have a chance to play for a national championship in the future. That's pretty cool."